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Santa Rosa And Escambia, Alabama Schools Closed Tuesday. Escambia, Florida Will Be Open
April 5, 2022
Escambia County (FL) Schools have confirmed that schools will be open on Tuesday.
Santa Rosa County Schools will be closed Tuesday. This closure includes all activities and extracurriculars for Tuesday.
Escambia County (AL) Schools are closed for in-person learning. School will be in session virtually.
Escambia Academy (Canoe, AL) will be closed and all activities are canceled.
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54 Responses to “Santa Rosa And Escambia, Alabama Schools Closed Tuesday. Escambia, Florida Will Be Open”
It’s amazing seeing people compare schools closings because of weather to doctors not showing up because of rain. Look students can afford to miss a day or two because of the weather. Like I said before there’s not much going on in school right now anyway. And people are really going to resort to name calling over schools closings, really???
All kids should have went to school today point blank
I work in a prison. They have no days off for rain, ice, snow. etc. That is real life. What world do you guys live in that shuts down for weather? Have a heart attack and go to an ER and find the MD not there because it’s raining? Right!
CONTEMPLATING:
” we live on the water. my kids are gonna have to kayak to school”
The submarine is on the fritz?
Living on the water is a decision with good and bad aspects. If you enjoy the good, might as well gripe about the bad.
David for houseboats
REGARDING:
“Can’t say I ever remember them cancelling school for rain.”
Generally it isn’t the rain, it is the lightning and tornadoes. Sometimes the prediction of 80 mile per hour straight line winds lead to closures.
Cursed if you do.
Cursed if you don’t.
David for blessings
Reading the comments, I can tell which parents are raising future snowflakes! I guess schools should be closed every time it sprinkles, adults and children get a grip, schools do not need to close every time there might be bad weather. Parents if you are that scared, keep your little snowflakes home.
It’s amazing that these days they close schools with even the whisper of “bad” weather. I guess there is no need for the emergency go in the hallway and place your head between your knees testing any longer.
For us they didn’t make any decisions until the morning of school and mostly that was only due to those rare occasions we had snow and ice. Can’t say I ever remember them cancelling school for rain.
Everyone freaking out yesterday….and nothing today. GREAT CALL TO KEEP IT OPEN!
What about the track meets
I graduated in 90 n NOT ONCE WAS OUR SCHOOL CLOSED BECAUSE OF BAD WEATHER.. WE PRAYED 4 IT BUT STILL NOT ONCE!
This is bs, idk why ol’Timmy won’t close schools. Schools will probably be empty anyway from students, like myself, staying home. I’ve talked to about 20 people I know and none of them are going today. Smith is another one that really just cares about numbers, he really does fit in with our idiot governor.
My school took a direct hit by a tornado in 1977 when I was in the 7th grade. I’m here today telling you about it!
Kids should be in school. If you are worried keep your own kids home yourself or drive them yourself. Yeeesh! The kids are safer in school if a tornado hits than home and the kids will be well into school before any bad weather gets here. Also if there are warning out, I promise they will not let our children get on a bus to go home. They will stay put until it passes.
I’m with stephen
This will be a distraction for those that start FSA testing tomorrow. We get a statement today about how it will be fine. I can’t wait for the finger pointing at the teachers later.
Think about the students and their safety, not the money. If you have to extend school an extra day the end of the year, do that.
Im a student in Escambia fl and they are keeping schools open during severe weather with possible tornados but they are changing the FSA to Wednesday because of the weather. I don’t think they care about all the student’s safety. My parents are not sending me and my siblings to school because Escambia fl is not smart when it comes to weather. They are like “ohh its server weather well looks like we will just change the FSA day to Wednesday because we may lose power but we won’t cancel school even though we are putting people’s lives at risk”
Y’all want a day off school because it is going to be stormy? I think y’all want a day off work to stay home with your kids.
As a student in Escambia FL they don’t care about people who ride the bus and have to wait outside in severe weather. They changed FSA to wensday because of the weather and possible tornados, power outages, and hurricane force winds. Escambia FL don’t care about people’s safety.
I remember being a Ransom during a Tropical Storm in the mid 90’s. I also remember being there with a tornado in the area and being in the huddled in the hallway.
People have gotten so soft nowadays.
What’s next? Canceling school because it’s two sunny and the kids need to be kept home so they don’t get a sunburn? Enough is enough.
State testing was changed to Thursday
What is going on? Why are schools closing for every little rain storm this year? Good lord, at this rate, I’m amazed school isn’t extended until July. Closing like this is NOT normal.
My school is in Escambia FL and we have school but they moved the FSA testing to wensday because of the weather but they won’t cancel school even though Escambia Alabama is closed
Just don’t send your kids to school, I know I wouldn’t.
If every school district around us is closed why on gods green earth would I send my kid to school and risk something happening or him having to spend two periods in a hallway because of a storm warning that we all know is going to happen.
I think old Timmy over here is not considering the safety of our children
Escambia Co parents: If we keep our kids home, then they’ll be marked absent. If we send them to school, then they’ll be marked present. The only difference is, it may be rainy and windy. The choice is yours.
How do you expect busses filled with elementary students to cross brides in high winds without scaring them. This is unbelievable. Long commuters already have it hard enough. If my kid gets hurt or something happens to his bus I am suing.
I don’t understand my kids will have to swim to school while I’m sitting on the porch drinking a cold one
I am a student at one of these schools, and everyone that is saying state testing is happening, the district moved that to Thursday for us already…
still confused on why timmy smith hasn’t canceled school yet. my kids are at risk because timothy can’t do his job correctly. i got 35 knots on my weather radar, with tornadoes, hail, almost gale force winds, and flooding. we live on the water. my kids are gonna have to kayak to school in hail.
poor decision timothy.
How are we expected to get to school when little elementary kids are standing outside waiting for the buses with no covering
It’s really sad how Escambia Fl schools value our kids life … It’s servere weather tomorrow morning with possible tornadoes… These buses will not slow down .So the best choice for my babies and me is to definitely be safe off the highway
Just saying as a north end parent…if the storms were affecting the whole district then for sure Escambia Fl district would close!!
State testing for moved at Tate to Thursday! It’s that simple it’s not a excuse.
Safety of buses is the reason.
Big rectangular wind sails. Flip one and lose 40 of your cargo then watch the clamor.
Last week a truck nearly went off I-10.
It’s about responsibility not daycare for parents or how tough you are. Those responsible play it safe as they should.
FSa has been pushed back due to weather in Escambia fl but schools are still open
State testing 3rd-5th starts tomorrow.
Honestly, the school buildings are probably more storm worthy than many of the kids’ homes.
The kid stays home, a parent may have to stay home, this losing money out of their paycheck. Kid is in a structurally sound building, parents safe at work.
Some of my favorite days at schools were stormy days…classes were shorter due to delays in everyone getting there…we had 2×12 bridges in concrete blocks we’d use to cross flooded areas at Ferry Pass Middle (mid 70’s). This was adventure learning…bonus if the power went out.
I don’t agree with this, I am not letting my kids go out in this hazardous weather, Do they realize this could possibly harm them in this Situation? It’s almost hurricane force winds were gonna get.
State testing tomorrow thats why.
All of Escambia county Florida schools starts FSA state testing tomorrow that’s why I believe they choose not to close. A selfish reason to put our children in harms way.
We survived hurricanes in classrooms. All the complainers still wear mask. Schools are built better than most houses.
I really don’t understand why every other County and school around us is closed yet our children’s schools are still open? What about their safety? Buses on the roads and cars on the roads. It just doesn’t seem right to cancel everyone else and have our children have to just deal with it. I should be excused but there really shouldn’t be any school on all the pizzazz not fair to the children or the parents that have to make the decision on the safety of their kids
Really surprised only Escambia FL is staying open when all other districts are closed. Seems like this should be an “abundance of caution” situation.
Since all of the other surrounding Schools will be closed tomorrow EXCEPT Escambia will the STUDENTS of Escambia County be an excused absence if parents keep their children home for travel safty?
Wow. They must not care about our childrens safety. Who lets children go to school during these conditions. Unbelievable and mind blowing, Escambia FL do better.
Why is Escambia County Florida schools staying open when ALL the surrounding districts are closing? Why would we take the risk of endangering students, their families and our staff?
I don’t care what they say. I am not putting my kids at risk because they want to be stubborn when there’s no reason to stay open and risk their safety.This is absurd and I will not be taking them to school in these conditions.
We literally get poured on going to class because most of our walk ways are not covered. What about the kids who ride the bus and have to stand out in the rain?? We will not have internet for sure because we barely do on a normal day. But all the schools around us are closed… doesn’t make any sense??
Wow if any school in Escambia FL gets ruined Tim Smith must be fired because he didn’t close them down
Yes, escambia FL is open. That’s normal. That doesn’t mean you have to send your kids. Keep them home or transport them yourselves if you’re worried. Me, I’ll be driving the big yellow kite full of kids. Be safe Y’all
Escambia AL says they’re closing because safe transportation of students and staff is a priority.
Santa Rosa says they’re closing out of an abundance of caution for students and staff.
Okaloosa says they’re closing because it is in the best interests of students and staff.
State Standardized testing that was scheduled for tomorrow has been rescheduled, which means they know there will be internet issues.
So what does Escambia FL say about being open… we don’t care about safety?
Is Tim Smith the Tornado Whisperer?
I’m confused.
I swear if we missed as much school for a rain storm as these kids do I’d be wrapping up my 5th-grade year at 37.